Friday, November 13, 2026

The Creeping Villainy of American Politics

The threefold rise in hate crimes against Muslims since the Paris and San Bernardino attacks and the acceptance of hate speech in political discourse are signs of our society’s morbidity.

Doctors plead with Harris to end US military support as Gaza death toll soars...

These medical professionals, driven by a deep sense of moral urgency, implored the Democratic Party—particularly Vice President Kamala Harris—to end the United States’ military support for Israel’s ongoing assault on Gaza.

Betsy DeVos’s attack on public education is just beginning

Devos continues to ignore key issues like racial integration of schools or rectify the harms of segregation.
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Civil rights hero John Lewis remembered at funeral as ‘patriot who risked his life’...

“a true American patriot who risked his life and bled for the hope and promise of democracy.”

On John Lewis: Unsolicited advice for Donald Trump

This isn't about being politically correct – this is about being Presidential.

Ukraine, Israel, and the incoherence of US foreign policy

The legislation that emerges from the U.S. Congress is often as ugly and unappetizing as the process that created it.

Is it treason or a defense of the Constitution?

One would think that Congress would be leaping to investigate all this, but don't hold your breath.

Opposition of nuclear power ‘revival’ in New York holds its first forum

This first forum, a webinar on Jan. 15, was titled a “Symposium for Safe and Affordable Energy in New York" as part of a series of “Forums for a Nuclear-Free New York.”

The next big fight

Hands off Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security — expand and improve these programs — don’t cut them.

Trump Economic Adviser “Pushing” for Climate Denier and Fossil Fuel Apologist to Head EPA

If Trump wins in November, will his climate and energy team wipe out any U.S. progress on the ever-worsening global climate crisis?